List of African American newspapers in Nebraska
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This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of Nebraska.
Most African American publishing has been concentrated in the city of Omaha, which was home to about half of the state's African American population in the 19th century, and 70-80% in the 20th century.[1] Some have also been published in Lincoln, home to a much smaller African American community.
The state's first known African American newspaper was the short-lived Western Post of Hastings, founded in 1876.[2] The first commercially successful newspapers were established in the 1890s.[3] By far the most successful and longest-lived of Nebraska's African American newspapers has been the Omaha Star, which was founded in 1938 and continues in operation today.
Newspapers
[edit]City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks
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Hastings | Western Post | 1876[2] | 1877[4] | |||
Lincoln | Colored People’s Advocate | 1919[5] | 1920[5] |
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Lincoln | Leader | 1899[6] | 1899?[6] |
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Lincoln | The Review[7] | 1919[5] | 1920[5] | Weekly[8] |
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Lincoln | Review | 1937[8] | ?[8] | Weekly[8] | ||
Lincoln | The Voice | 1946[10] | 1953[9] | Weekly[10] |
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Lincoln | Weekly Review | 1933[13] | 1933[12] | Weekly[13] |
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Omaha | Omaha Advocate | 1923[5] | 1925[5] | Weekly[5] | ||
Omaha | The Afro-American Sentinel | 1893[14] or 1896[15] | 1899[14] | Weekly[14] | ||
Omaha | American Record | 1945[11] | 1948?[11] | |||
Omaha | Omaha Chronicle | 1934[12] | 1936[12] |
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Omaha | The Enterprise | 1893[16] | 1914[16] or 1911[15] | Weekly[16] |
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Omaha | Omaha Guide | 1927[18] | 1958[12] | Weekly[18] | ||
Omaha | Omaha Journal | 1930s[12] | 1930s[12] | |||
Omaha | Metro Star Times | 1990[19] | ?[19] | Unknown[19] |
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Omaha | The Omaha Monitor | 1915[21] | 1929[20] | Weekly[21] |
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Omaha | The New Era | 1920[22] or 1922[7] | 1926[7] |
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Omaha | The Progress | 1889[3] | 1904[3] |
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Omaha | Progressive Age | 1913[5] | 1915?[5] | |||
Omaha | The Omaha Star | 1938[24] | current | Weekly,[25] currently biweekly[26] |
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Omaha | The Omaha Whip | 1921 | 1921 | Weekly[27] |
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See also
[edit]- African Americans in Omaha, Nebraska
- List of African American newspapers and media outlets
- List of African American newspapers in Colorado
- List of African American newspapers in Iowa
- List of African American newspapers in Kansas
- List of African American newspapers in Missouri
- List of newspapers in Nebraska
Works cited
[edit]- Danky, James Philip; Hady, Maureen E., eds. (1998). African-American newspapers and periodicals : a national bibliography. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674007888.
- Mihelich, Dennis N (1998). "Boom Bust: Prince Hall Masonry in Nebraska During the 1920s" (PDF). Nebraska History. 79: 74–84. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Paz, D.G. (1996). "The Black Press and the Issues of Race, Politics, and Culture on the Great Plains of Nebraska, 1865-1985". In Suggs, Henry Lewis (ed.). The Black Press in the Middle West, 1865-1985. ISBN 9780313255793.
- Rose, James M.; Eichholz, Alice (2003). Black Genesis: A Resource Book for African-American Genealogy (2nd ed.). Genealogical Publishing. ISBN 9780806317359.
References
[edit]- ^ Paz 1996, p. 214.
- ^ a b c d Paz 1996, p. 215.
- ^ a b c d e Paz 1996, p. 216.
- ^ "The state at large". Grand Island Times. 24 May 1877. p. 4.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Paz 1996, p. 222.
- ^ a b c Paz 1996, p. 221.
- ^ a b c d e Mihelich 1998, p. 74.
- ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 491, ¶ 5128.
- ^ Paz 1996, p. 236.
- ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 594, ¶ 6209.
- ^ a b c Paz 1996, p. 238.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Paz 1996, p. 229.
- ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 608, ¶ 6355.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 26, ¶ 258.
- ^ a b Rose & Eichholz 2003, p. 231.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 212, ¶ 2213.
- ^ a b Paz 1996, p. 217.
- ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 441, ¶ 4598.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 361, ¶ 3773.
- ^ a b Paz 1996, p. 223.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 441, ¶ 4599.
- ^ Paz 1996, p. 226.
- ^ a b Sasse, Adam Fletcher (2016-06-10). "A History of African American Newspapers in Omaha". North Omaha History. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ Paz 1996, p. 233.
- ^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 441, ¶ 4600.
- ^ "Omaha Star". Retrieved 2019-12-21.
NEBRASKA'S ONLY BLACK BI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
- ^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 442, ¶ 4601.
- ^ "The Omaha Whip". Omaha Monitor. 10 March 1921. p. 2.
- ^ "New York World exposes Kluxies". Omaha Monitor. 15 September 1921. p. 1.
Elsewhere online
[edit]- "A history of African American newspapers in North Omaha," by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com.